View Full Version : ID my sunfish please
Gene0514
03-14-2009, 8:56 PM
This little baby sunfish came with a shipment of rosy-reds in my lfs
picked it up for 10 cents
Please ID it
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t171/Gene0514/IMG_1031.jpg
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t171/Gene0514/IMG_1030.jpg
MultispeciesTamer
03-14-2009, 9:16 PM
very young and hard to tell, big eyes, and elongated body make me think green sunfish
Bottomfeeder
03-14-2009, 9:25 PM
lookin at the pics, might be a Warmouth...?
Gene0514
03-14-2009, 9:26 PM
to MultiSpecies:
That is a good possibility
It has the same tail and dorsal fin as a green
Bottomfeeder:
doesn't really look similar
Gene0514
03-14-2009, 9:29 PM
http://www.smm.org/static/warner/greensunfish.jpg
thats a green sunfish and they do seem similar
MultispeciesTamer
03-14-2009, 10:24 PM
to MultiSpecies:
That is a good possibility
It has the same tail and dorsal fin as a green
Bottomfeeder:
doesn't really look similar
I also see light dark bands on the side
Gene0514
03-14-2009, 10:25 PM
I also see light dark bands on the side
that means its more on the warmouth side or the green side?
Touzer
03-14-2009, 10:26 PM
Green Sunny it is.
WattaMelon
03-14-2009, 10:26 PM
Too small for me to make a guess, but a little cutie patootie nonthless.
MultispeciesTamer
03-14-2009, 10:30 PM
that means its more on the warmouth side or the green side?
green
greenearthlawns
03-14-2009, 10:32 PM
http://www.smm.org/static/warner/greensunfish.jpg
thats a green sunfish and they do seem similar
that looks like a pumkinseed also...
MultispeciesTamer
03-14-2009, 10:35 PM
that looks like a pumkinseed also...
which are you talking about the pic in the quote you used is of a green for sure
le patron
03-14-2009, 11:08 PM
i agree with mst, thats 100% green
Gene0514
03-14-2009, 11:19 PM
Thanks all
so how big of a tank does a green need?
would a 20 be ok?
MultispeciesTamer
03-14-2009, 11:21 PM
Thanks all
so how big of a tank does a green need?
would a 20 be ok?
Not for life but for a while they can get up to about 16 inchs max, but thats years down the road for this little fella
Gene0514
03-14-2009, 11:25 PM
Not for life but for a while they can get up to about 16 inchs max, but thats years down the road for this little fella
I read 12 inches max
but thats wild ones
how bout captive size? 4-6" probably right?
MultispeciesTamer
03-14-2009, 11:30 PM
no they get pretty big ive caught one form my pond close to 13. You can expect it to get just as big captive because unlike the wild they got a longer growing season and constant food
Gene0514
03-14-2009, 11:35 PM
no they get pretty big ive caught one form my pond close to 13. You can expect it to get just as big captive because unlike the wild they got a longer growing season and constant food
really?
y isn't it the same with other fish then
Don't forget that wilds have a huge lake, while captives are in a tank
MultispeciesTamer
03-14-2009, 11:40 PM
maybe because of the foods in the wild compared to the foods they get in captivity, my max size was a little to big so for most its 12 but there are cases of bigger ones.
Bottomfeeder
03-15-2009, 6:06 AM
ive heard that they rarely exceed 8''
sandtiger
03-15-2009, 7:58 AM
I would say 8-10" is the average but they can get larger than that.
that looks like a pumkinseed also...
Can i ask what feature of this pic makes you think it might be a P-Seed?? At that small size and inability to really pick out many points of ID. Its a guess at best. I agree with some others all that haveing been said and say green. Those are also the most commonly found in LFS shippments for some reason.
Bottomfeeder
03-15-2009, 9:02 AM
Can i ask what feature of this pic makes you think it might be a P-Seed?? At that small size and inability to really pick out many points of ID. Its a guess at best. I agree with some others all that haveing been said and say green. Those are also the most commonly found in LFS shippments for some reason.
jimmy-V i have to say you are the calmest, most sane person in the entire native forum:ROFL:
seanathon
03-15-2009, 9:07 AM
green sunfish are usually the most common from any lake or pond because they overpopulate it like crazy so that would be a likely candidate.
Cool fish, i have three i caught myself.
Gene0514
03-15-2009, 9:12 AM
Thanks everyone
Here's a video I took of the little guy. I'm getting attached to him already.
http://s160.photobucket.com/albums/t171/Gene0514/Sunfish/?action=view¤t=0315090935.flv
Bottomfeeder
03-15-2009, 9:14 AM
im sooo jealous of you O_o /twitch
name him yet? :D
Bottomfeeder
03-15-2009, 9:46 AM
Bantam Sunfish?...
jimmy-V i have to say you are the calmest, most sane person in the entire native forum:ROFL:
Not much need to get tore up over fish, after youve been doing this for over 30 years, fins-r-fins. I tend to agree the Greens are or can be beautiful fish, but dont play well with others. Now if i could just develop PEOPLE SKILLS, i would qualify to be a mod or maybe start off as a mod-let :ROFL:
Gene0514
03-15-2009, 12:16 PM
name him yet? :D
my brother told me to name him "Chubby Cheeks" :ROFL::ROFL:
so Chubby Cheeks it is
Gene0514
03-15-2009, 12:40 PM
He is eating everything
he already eats freeze-dried bloodworms, and flakes. He even tried pellets but they're too big for him. He sure is a little piggy
Gene0514
03-15-2009, 1:25 PM
he just ate a tiny piece of smoked salmon
Bottomfeeder
03-15-2009, 1:50 PM
Not much need to get tore up over fish, after youve been doing this for over 30 years, fins-r-fins. I tend to agree the Greens are or can be beautiful fish, but dont play well with others. Now if i could just develop PEOPLE SKILLS, i would qualify to be a mod or maybe start off as a mod-let :ROFL:
:ROFL:Mod-Let. LOL i love it
only half of the letters would be in red:ROFL:
i have a plan to become a mod...
stay with MFK until the end w/o getting banned. :grinno:
need people skills? who, me? :ROFL:
btw if there was one guy on here who could mod this native forum, id pick you ;)
MultispeciesTamer
03-15-2009, 1:54 PM
:ROFL:Mod-Let. LOL i love it
only half of the letters would be in red:ROFL:
i have a plan to become a mod...
stay with MFK until the end w/o getting banned. :grinno:
come on lets stay on topic i watched the vid he is looking good and congrats on getting him eating already.
Bottomfeeder
03-15-2009, 2:09 PM
he just ate a tiny piece of smoked salmon
smoked salmon?
Gene0514
03-15-2009, 2:17 PM
smoked salmon?
yep lol
nice and fresh
Gene0514
03-15-2009, 2:18 PM
come on lets stay on topic i watched the vid he is looking good and congrats on getting him eating already.
thanks
smoked salmon?
smoked salmon ??? i want to be his fish they eat better than i do, way to go :headbang2
Gene0514
03-15-2009, 2:44 PM
I read that male green sunfish have whitish edges on their anal, caudal, and dorsal fins. My sunfish has that.
Gene0514
03-15-2009, 2:44 PM
smoked salmon ??? i want to be his fish they eat better than i do, way to go :headbang2
lol thanks
Bottomfeeder
03-15-2009, 3:12 PM
I read that male green sunfish have whitish edges on their anal, caudal, and dorsal fins. My sunfish has that.
so do Spotted Sunfish
good to have you as part of the Native Fish club:headbang2
Gene0514
03-15-2009, 3:47 PM
so do Spotted Sunfish
good to have you as part of the Native Fish club:headbang2
I joined the NA natives club
I read that male green sunfish have whitish edges on their anal, caudal, and dorsal fins. My sunfish has that.
They have white, but quite a few here in Indiana have bright yellow or gold fins with just a white edge.
Gene0514
03-20-2009, 6:59 PM
Vid of him in new tank. He is now in the 20g
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